usbong

Tagalog

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔusˈboŋ/ [ʔʊsˈboŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Syllabification: us‧bong

Noun

usbóng (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜐ᜔ᜊᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. bulge; swelling (on a surface)
    Synonyms: umbok, tambok
  2. (botany) bud (of a flower)
    Synonym: buko
  3. (botany) sprout (of a mushroom)
    Synonym: butong
  4. (by extension) new growth; sprout
    Synonyms: supang, suloy
  5. (figurative) progress; development
    Synonyms: unlad, pag-unlad, progreso, lago, paglago

Derived terms
  • mag-usbong
  • magkausbong
  • pag-usbong
  • umusbong
  • usbungan
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